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    Australian Lingo

    What was Battlers' Blocks, which were given to soldiers in Australia after WW2?Australian Lingo

      Worthless land.

    What food item is Damper?Australian Lingo

      Bread.

    What type of living thing is a Coolabah?Australian Lingo

      Eucalyptus microtheca.

    What kind of person is a Drongo?Australian Lingo

      awkward or stupid.

    What is the Dunny?Australian Lingo

      Outside toilet.

    What is a Galah?Australian Lingo

      Parroting idiot. A galah is also a bird.

    What kind of animal is a Jumbuck?Australian Lingo

      sheep.

    How does one say goodbye?Australian Lingo

      Hooroo.

    What is a VB?Australian Lingo

      Victoria Bitter.

    What is a Melaleuca?Australian Lingo

      Paper Bark Tree.

    Australians like football, meat-pies, kangaroos and ....?Aussie Facts 1

      Holden cars. This slogan was part of a television advertisement and is now used to represent Australians way of life.

    What do Australians call a shrimp?Aussie Facts 1

      a prawn. In Australia there is a saying, ' Chuck a prawn on the barbie luv.' Translated that means, 'Put a shrimp on the barbeque, dear.'

    In Aussie slang what is a 'china plate'?Aussie Facts 1

      a best mate.

    In Australia what is a jumbuck?Aussie Facts 1

      a sheep.

    In Australia, what is a 'Blue-bottle'?Aussie Facts 1

      a stinging jellyfish.

    In Australia, what is a 'barbie'?Aussie Facts 1

      a barbeque. In order to be the doll, it would be "Barbie", with a capital letter....

    In Australia, what is a 'billy'?Aussie Facts 1

      a tin for boiling water.

    If you lived in Australia and you had red hair and freckles your nick-name would probably be ...?Aussie Facts 1

      Blue or Bluey.

    In Australian rhyming slang, what is a 'Joe Blake'?Aussie Facts 1

      a snake.

    In Australia, what is a 'mozzie'?Aussie Facts 1

      a mosquito.

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